String, Silver Wire

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

Strings of silver wire are not constructed of mere common silver, but rather they are spun of alchemically pure silver. This impressive metal retains the colour of normal silver, but it also takes on a sort of crystalline sheen distinctive enough to be recognised by anyone who knows what to look for. A string of alchemically pure silver wire holds a slight material energy charge, which, in the hands of a skilled bard, can be used to keep outsiders at bay. When played, the silver wire creates an area in a ten-foot radius around the bard which is tremendously unpleasant for outsiders to enter. Though the outsider will take no damage from entering the area, it is difficult for such a creature to bring itself to cross over the line of demarcation, forcing it to make a Will saving throw (DC 10 plus ½ bard’s level plus bard’s Charisma modifier).

Silver Wire: 90 gp per string